Consigning with Tickles & Giggles

You will turn in your inventory sheets when you drop off your items. You will not get these back and we will not be able to send you a copy. Please make a copy prior to drop-off if you want to keep it for your records.

PICK UP

Please arrive to pickup your unsold items Sunday afternoon from 5pm - 7 pm. It will be up to you to collect all of your unsold merchandise. It is up to you to ensure your items are picked up. If you are not able to pick up your items, please let the person you send in your place know that we will ask for your full name, your consignor number and their I.D. Please be certain to pick up your unsold items. We will have to donate any unsold items if they are left behind. We will have to vacate the venue after the final pickup time. There will be no exceptions. Items not picked up by 7 PM Sunday will be donated that night. NO EXCEPTIONS!

1. Register to consign.  Upon completion of your registration, you will be assigned a Consignor ID number that should be on all tags and in all your correspondence with Tickles and Giggles staff.   You will receive a confirmation e-mail from us. If you do not receive a confirmation e-mail from us within 48 hours, please contact us. 
2. Using the electronic tagging system, tag your items. 
3. Print the inventory sheet.
4. Drop off your items on the specified days.
5. You will need to bring a self-addressed, stamped envelope with you when you drop-off your items. We will send your check for your sold items back to you with this envelope.
   
Once your items are approved at drop off, we will take it from there! We will advertise the sale and sell your items while you can wait at home for your check to arrive in the mail (within 30 days, minus a $10 consigning fee). At this point, you are DONE, unless you are picking up your unsold items on Sunday after the event.

If you register to consign and are unable to do so, please contact us as soon as possible.  There are a limited number of consignor spaces.  Failing to contact Tickles and Giggles by the Sunday before the sale could revoke your consignor privileges for future sales.  We do understand that emergencies happen, so please contact us.

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HOW TO PREPARE your merchandise for consignment

Clothing
The better they look, the better they sell.
Check for stains, broken zippers, torn hemlines, etc. We will be double checking at the sale and will not accept any item that is not in great condition. Use children's hangers. Plastic and wire-coated hangers can be purchased at discount stores (Wal-Mart, Target, etc.). This makes shopping more pleasant for everyone! All clothing should be placed on hangers!

All shorts, pants and skirts must be pinned to a hanger. **Do not pin bottoms to tops as this causes holes. Using a safety pin, pin the bottom to a hanger. Use rubber bands to connect hangers together for sets and pin accessories securely to the items. All pieces need to be viewable without unpinning them!

Pricing Guidelines
Items should be priced in $.50 increments ($2.00, $2.50, etc.). Items will generally sell for 1/2 to 1/4 of the original price. However, make sure to keep the age and condition of the garment in mind when pricing. Sets tend to sell better than separate items, so match them up if you can. For clothing, group like items and price as on.

 

HANGING
When hanging clothing items on a hanger, the hanger should be facing left. It should look like a question mark (?) when you are looking at the front of the item. (Hangers will not be returned after the sale.) Attach pants, skirts and accessories to the hanger with safety pins. Hangers will be sold with the item.

TAGGING

Please use Tickles and Giggles online tagging system for merchandise tags. You must use card stock to print out the tags. No tags will be accepted on standard paper as they may get lost and/or torn. Hand-written tags will not be accepted.

To assist you in preparing your items for sale, we are now using a computerized tagging system! The consignor enters the item information and a tag and inventory sheet are created automatically!   Advantages to using this system include faster tagging, faster turn around to receiving your check, and the ability to know what sold at the end of the sale. 

Preparing your tags:

Click here to Log in and enter items for sale.  

• Select "YES" for items that will be  discounted.
  
  
• Select "NO" for items that will NOT be donated.
  

 PLEASE NOTE: If you choose "YES" to donate the item, that item will automatically be marked as "YES" to discount.

Once you have entered item information, print the tags on card stock.  Tags can be printed in batches or all at once.

Leave approximately 1/2 inch blank at the top of the tag. Use this area for the hole punch or safety pin. When your item is bought, the tag will be removed and used later to record your sale.

After printing tags, attach them to the garment. Punch a hole at the top of the tag. Thread a cable tie or zip tie through the hole of the tag, through the garment's sewn-in label and around the hanger. This ensures that the tag, garment and hanger all stay together.

Take special care when closing the cable tie. Closing it improperly causes tags to fall off. The tie should lock in place when closed correctly. Check for this by pulling on the loop you created. If it isn't locked, the end of the cable tie will pull free. If the garment has no label or area in which to thread the cable tie, you may use a safety pin to attach the price tag to the garment. Pin tags to the garment on the right hand shoulder when facing you, trying to avoid puncturing a hole in the garment.
Bedding
It is best to package a bedding set together in a large, clear plastic Ziploc bag or the original packaging. Attach tag to the outside of the bag using packing tape.
Footwear
Shoes must be in excellent (like new) condition. Clean laces and use shoe polish. Shoes should be in Ziploc bags with your tag attached securely with packing tape to the outside of the bag. Also, tape the bag shut with packing tape.
Furniture
Furniture and equipment sells best when it is assembled. Please bring any tools required if you would like to assemble your item. If not, tape a baggie containing any and all hardware or pieces and the instructions to the item. Please use painters tape so the item is not damaged when the baggie is removed.  IF you have the original box, that is preferred.   Due to the large amount of recalls, we are not accepting drop-sided cribs for consignment.


Books
If the books are small enough to bundle in a gallon ziplock bag, tape the top of the bag and tape the tag on the OUTSIDE of the bag.  If the books CANNOT fit in a gallon bag, we suggest painters tape to adhere the tag to the book.  Many times when the tag is taken off, the tags will rip the cover of the book.  We suggest these solutions to prevent damage to the book.

OTHER ITEMS

- Place bibs, rattles, bows, loose toys, etc. in Ziploc bags and tape tag to the OUTSIDE of Ziploc bag. Also, tape the bag shut with clear packing tape.

- Toys must be clean and in working order with batteries, if required for operation. Small pieces should be in a Ziploc bag, taped closed, & attached to the toy. Use lots and lots of tape! Tape the tag to the outside of the bag. We recommend using masking or painters tape to attach accessories to toys. 
- Games should also be taped closed and have all the pieces. Please check the games as we cannot check them during drop off. Puzzles, books, and small toys should be grouped accordingly and put in zip lock bags. Secure with clear packing tape and tape tag to the outside of the zip lock bag.

- DVDs, CDs, computer software, electronic games, etc. should be in their original cases. Homemade recordings are illegal and will not be accepted.

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GETTING PAID
All consignors begin earning 65% of their tag's price.  Opportunities to increase that percentage to 70% are available on our volunteer page.

You will need to bring a self-addressed, stamped envelope with you when you drop-off your items. We will send your check from your sold items to you with this envelope. If you forget this envelope, we will have envelopes and stamps for you to purchase for $1. After the sale is complete, you will receive a check in the mail (minus your $10 consigning fee).   A check must be cashed within 60 days or it will void.  Lost checks will be reissued less a $10.00 lost check fee.
PRE-SALE EVENT
The pre-sale event is where you will find the best selection of items before the sale is open to the public. This event is only open to specific individuals. These individuals will be given a pass when they drop off their items for consignment.

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Easy ways to earn a pass: Be a CONSIGNOR or Be a VOLUNTEER

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*Terms and Conditions

I have read and agree to comply with the standards required for clothing to be consigned at Tickles and Giggles Children's Consignment Sale. I further agree that I will receive 65% of the selling price on each item sold and that a $10.00 consignor fee will be deducted from my proceeds check to cover advertising and location rental. I also understand that if I fail to pick-up any of my items after the sale during the posted pick-up times, those items become the property of Tickles and Giggles Children's Consignment and will be donated to Hanover County Safe Place immediately after the sales closes.  

MORE FROM THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT
New requirements of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act took effect in February 2009. Under the new law, children's products with more than 600 ppm total lead cannot be lawfully sold in the United States of America. The new law requires that domestic manufacturers and importers certify that children’s products made after February 10, 2009, meet all new safety standards and the lead ban. Sellers of USED children's products, such as consignment stores, are not required to certify that those products meet the new lead limits or other new toy standards.
When the CPSIA was signed in to law, it became illegal to sell recalled products. All consignors should check the CPSC Web site (www.cpsc.gov) for information on recalled products before consigning the item. By signing the consignor agreement, the consignor is stating he/she has checked the CPSC's web site for recalled items and none of the items being consigned are among the recall list.  Please note that due to a large amount of recalls, drop-side cribs will not be accepted.
For products such as play yards, we encourage items to have their owner manuals.
In keeping with our commitment to children's safety, we will also not accept any used car seats for consignment. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recommends that parents not purchase used car seats unless they know the history of the car seat and can confirm that it has not been in a moderate or severe crash.  Only new car seats in original packaging will be accepted.